hymen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”). === Pronunciation === enPR: hī'mən, IPA(key): /ˈhaɪmən/ Rhymes: -aɪmən === Noun === hymen (plural hymens) (anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane (figurative) Marriage. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === hymne == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦɪmɛn] Hyphenation: hy‧men === Etymology 1 === From Latin hymēn (“hymen”), from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”). ==== Noun ==== hymen m inan hymen Synonym: panenská blána ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== hymen f genitive plural of hymna === Further reading === “hymen”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “hymen”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “hymen”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === < Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “hymen”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhy(ː)men/, [ˈhy(ː)me̞n] Rhymes: -ymen Syllabification(key): hy‧men Hyphenation(key): hy‧men === Noun === hymen (rare) (anatomy) hymen ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== immenkalvo === Further reading === “hymen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From Middle French hymen, from Latin hymēn (“hymen”), from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.mɛn/ === Noun === hymen m (plural hymens) (anatomy) hymen marriage ==== Descendants ==== → English: hymen → Romanian: himen → Turkish: himen === Further reading === “hymen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔μήν (hŭmḗn, “thin skin; membrane”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhy.meːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.men] === Noun === hymēn m (genitive hyminis or hymenis); third declension membrane the hymen ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (two different stems). ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hymēn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. hymen in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “hymen”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[2], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin hymēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɘ.mɛn/ Rhymes: -ɘmɛn Syllabification: hy‧men Homophone: Hymen === Noun === hymen m inan (anatomy, literary) hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina) Synonym: błona dziewicza ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === hymen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN hymen in Polish dictionaries at PWN hymen in PWN's encyclopedia == Slovak == === Etymology === From Latin hymēn (“hymen”), from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦimen] === Noun === hymen m inan (relational adjective hymenálny or hymenový) hymen Synonym: panenská blana ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hymen”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026